A 46-year-old man is dead after the tractor he
was operating was hit from behind by a transport truck carrying milk Wednesday
afternoon near the tractor-driver’s place in Woolwich Township.
Waterloo Region police officers were called to
Northfield Drive East and Hill Street in Woolwich around 2:40 p.m. Both
vehicles had been travelling north on Northfield Drive East when the transport
truck collided with the tractor, police said.
The tractor operator was taken to hospital
where he was later pronounced dead. Police have not identified the man.
The
cause of the collision is still under investigation.
